Luminescence dating: basics, methods and applications

Preusser, Frank; Degering, D.; Fuchs, Markus; Hilgers, Alexandra; Kadereit, Annette; Klasen, Nicole; Krbetschek, Matthias; Richter, Daniel; Spencer, Joel Q.G.

doi:10.3285/eg.57.1-2.5

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“…Further details on the OSL basic dating principles can be found in a number of review papers: Preusser et al (2008), Wintle (2008), and Rhodes (2011). Previous studies applying OSL dating techniques in Taiwan revealed that the luminescence properties of quartz are highly variable, with a variety of factors in some cases limiting the suitability for dating purposes.…”

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The Holocene paleo-environmental history of the Gangkou River estuary, Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan

Lüthgens¹,

Ho²,

Clemenz³

et al. 2018

Terr. Atmos. Ocean. Sci.

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The Taiwan coastal areas are facing predicted sea-level rise effects in the global climate change context. Better understanding of the mechanisms and forcing factors driving the geomorphological evolution of Taiwan's coastline is essential. We highlight the potential of small river estuaries as archives of coastal evolution and provide a paleo-environmental reconstruction of the Gangkou River estuary based on results from a combined methodological approach using geomorphological, sedimentological, and geochronological analyses. A consistent chronology was established by combining Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating, as well as radiocarbon dating techniques. A distinct beach-rock layer allowed firm correlation of six investigated coastal profiles. Eustatic sea level change was identified as the primary coastal and estuarine landscape development forcing factor in the study area. Tectonic forcing could also be detected from the investigated sites, but has to be regarded as a subordinate secondary forcing factor. The Gangkou River estuary developed in the early Holocene at about 8 ka and was fully developed by the time the Holocene sea-level maximum was reached. With the sea-level dropping until modern times, estuarine zone relocation and a transition to terrestrial processes was initiated, leading to development of the current coastal dune system since about 2.5 ka. Major dune building phases correlate with the climate change associated with the Little Ice Age (LIA) event and stabilised towards recent times, which is in accordance with regional and over-regional coastal Aeolian records in Taiwan.

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The Holocene paleo-environmental history of the Gangkou River estuary, Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan

Lüthgens¹,

Ho²,

Clemenz³

et al. 2018

Terr. Atmos. Ocean. Sci.

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“…The OSL samples were prepared following standard procedures (e.g. Preusser et al, 2008;Hülle et al, 2010).…”

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“…Li et al, 1986;Iwata and Jiao, 1993) are still being used even though they do not comply with modern standards (e.g. Aitken, 1998;Hajdas, 2008;Preusser et al, 2008;Coe, 2010). In most cases, no information on methods, laboratories, sampling sites, sampled material, etc., is provided.…”

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Toward a late Holocene glacial chronology for the eastern Nyainqêntanglha Range, southeastern Tibet

Loibl

Hochreuther

Schulte

et al. 2015

Quaternary Science Reviews

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“…Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating utilises a light-sensitive latent signal in quartz and feldspar grains induced by ionising radiation, mainly originating from radioactive decay of K, Th and U and their daughter isotopes (cf. Preusser et al, 2008). During sediment transport the signal is depleted (bleached) by daylight and starts to accumulate after burial, when the grains are sealed from light exposure.…”

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Infrared stimulated luminescence dating of 19<sup>th</sup> century fluvial deposits from the upper Rhine River

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Knowledge of the age of fluvial deposits is an important aspect in the understanding of river dynamics, which is pre-requisite for sustainable river management and restoration back to more natural conditions and processes. Presented here is a case study on using feldspar Infrared Stimulated Luminescence (IRSL) to date low-energy fluvial sediments that formed after correction of the Upper Rhine River in the first half of the 19th century. A rigorous testing programme is carried out to characterise the IRSL properties of the samples, including thermal transfer, dose recovery and fading. All samples reveal complex distributions of equivalent dose, implying the presence of differential bleach-ing in the samples. It is shown that multi-grain aliquots overestimate the known-age by up-to 200 years, i.e. apparent IRSL ages are twice as old as the true age of the sediment. The use of single grains results in ages that are in excellent agreement with the expected age, therefore the age overestimation in multi-grain aliquot measurements is likely explained by signal averaging effects. While the application of single grains appears mandatory for dating young low-energy fluvial deposits, the small absolute offset associated with the multi-grain approach might be acceptable when dating sediments of such type that are older than a few 1000 years.

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Luminescence dating: basics, methods and applications

Cited by 168 publications

References 279 publications

The Holocene paleo-environmental history of the Gangkou River estuary, Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan

The Holocene paleo-environmental history of the Gangkou River estuary, Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan

Toward a late Holocene glacial chronology for the eastern Nyainqêntanglha Range, southeastern Tibet

Infrared stimulated luminescence dating of 19<sup>th</sup> century fluvial deposits from the upper Rhine River

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